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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

January 30, 1940.

RUTHLESS U-BOAT CAMPAIGN

Nazi Brutality Is

Horrifying

Lawyer Gives

In Dairy

FOR REICH

Evidence SOVIET OILS RIBBED SOCKS Case

Coy.'s

MAJOR W. J. E. MACKENZIE, Colonial Veterinary!

LONDON, Jan. 29, (British Wireless).The cases of three Surgeon, and Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, solicitor, were neutral merchant ships which, called to give evidence before the Chief Justice, Sir according to 'naval circles here

wore sunk without warning by Atholl MacGregor at the Supreme Court this morning, enemy submarines within the when hearing of the action brought by Mr. G. E. Ahwee last three days, have attracted} "**** particular attention by reason of against the Hongkong Dairy Supply Co., Ltd. for the circumstances, which were

of agreement, was such as to render It obvious to damages for alleged breach

the attacking submarines, that continued.. the crews had hardly any chance

The agreement was in relation pany was indebted to of survival in the terrible to the Kowloon Dairy, for the $98,000. weather and sea conditions,

32 Hours On Raft

The only survivor of the Danish ship England was the second officer, who was picked up after 32-hours on

a raft.

The wreck of the Norwegian ship Fargo drove ashore yesterday morn ing. The captain and six men were rescued by a breeches buoy.

purchase of which business,

total of

Meeting At Bank A meeting was held at the. Bank goodwill and stock, the Company on the following day, at which Mr. undertook to issue debentures, Edmonston coniitmed that the Bunk hud objected to the Company issuing worth $31,520, to plaintiff..

were represented by the Hon. Mr.

GERMANS PAY Millions A Year

Nazis Will Benefit

But Little

LONDON, Jan. 29, (British Wireless) The Petroleum Press Service," a technically well-informed trade-Journal, dis- cussing negotiations between Germany and Soviet for placing the Galician oilfields at the dis-

FOR THE NAZISposal of the Reich, states that

PARIS, Jun. 29 (Reuter)- the upkeep of the Nazi Party. organisation has cost the Ger- man people about £940,000,000 a year, according to the "Petit Parisien.

The paper states that the figures are taken from the Party's annual financial state- ment signed by the Treasurer, Herr Schwartz, and the Labour Leader, Robert Ley.

RESERVIST PRAISED Runaway Chased In Harbour

It was alleged they did not do so the first debentures to plaintiff. After until plaintiff had ended the contract the whole position had been explaint- and when the Company was in ned to him, however, Mr. Edmonston asked whether plaintiff would be i hopelessly insolvent position.

also sought to regain pos-prepared to cancel the agreement Plaintif

due to him One boat, originally containing Eession of the property, mesne profits the whole amount

This way Injunction ($38,000) was paid off. eight men, was wished ashore with from May 31, and an ono"man alive and three bodies. restraining defendunta from using the agreed, and Mr. Edmonston then The Master plated that after the trade name Kowloon Dairy and, trade suggested another alternative--whe ther plaintiff would accept shares explosion, the crew abandoned the mark No. 63 of 1925.

Defendants counter - claimed instead of the debentures if defendant ship in two boats, the Master's boat

damages allegedly suffered through company could raise $70,000 fresh

This subsequently returning to the ship.

was

alto agreed, A bout belonging to the Norwegian the misconduct of plaintiff while he capital. ship Hosanger, containing three men was in their service un farm manager, whereupon. Mr. Fredericks, Director in an exceedingly exhausted condl-one of the allegations being that ho of defendant Company, said he would

"A very good effort on your tion, was pleked up by one of H.M. failed to treat the cattle for osteo call a meeting on the following Monday to see if the money could ships. It is believed these are the malacia.

Mr. Eldon Polter, C., and Mr. 1. be found. He promised to let them part. Well done!" declared Mr. only survivors.

C. Macnamara, Instructed by Mr. D. know of the result, but up dil now H. G. Sheldon, Central Police H. Blake, of Wilkinson and Grist, he (Mr. Hugh-Jones) was still ignor Magistrate this morning, when appeared for plainti Defendants ant of it,

The congratulated Police Reser On the morning of April 17, Mr. Leo D'Almada, Jnr, instructed by Hugh-Jones continued, he saw Mr. vist Ilam Din upon recapturing Mr. D. B. Evans, of Johnson, Stokes Lewis, another Director of defendant a runaway prisoner from the No.

firm, und proposed to him that in 2 Police Station, View of the Company going into Ilam Din, a police Interpreter and liquidation, pleinum should buy out the runaway prisoner were the Worried By Grooming

the existing shareholders at a nom central figures in a naval chase Major Mackenzie told the Courtinal price and that he should also shortly after 7 o'clock last night.

the flint osteo-malacia should be treated take over the business, goodwill and by a veterinary surgeon: it should stock as well as the debis owing to definitely not be treated by Mr. the Bunk. AN Indian police reservist and¦Aliwce on his own.

Mr. Lewis asked him to refer the the a runaway prisoner were Mr. Macnamara: One of the causes matter to the Bank.. This he did, central figures in a novel chase of complaint against Mr. Alwee is but Mr. Edmonston preferred shortly after 7 o'clock last night, int he allowed the cattle to become walt till he knew of the result of dirty and that as a result their con- the meeting which the Company was ***The incident becurred in the waterston had deteriorated. Do you agree holding that afternoon. He gathered of Hongkong harbour, into which the with that?The modern school of from this that should the Company runaway Jumped after making his thought is that excessive grooming be able to raise further capital, 't escape from No. 2 Police Station. worries an animal so much that it Bank would carry out one of the two The Reservist, Ban Din, was enter- undid a lot of good that the diet was suggestions made on the day Previ- Ing the Police Station to repart for doing. Reasonable cleanliness is ous, garantie duty when the escapeo dashed past considered to be proper nowadays.

Major Mackenzie went on to say

CHASE IN HARBOUR

Indian Reservist Swims

After Runaway.'

him.

200 yards from the praya,

becamo

and Master.

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whatsoever,

about

Agreement Terminated

The Incident occurred i waters of Hongkong harbour, into which the runaway jumped after making bla escape from the No. 2 Police Station. 10 Palice Reservist lat" Din was entering the police station to repert for duty when

the escapee dashed

Din immediately set oft in pursuit.

in immedia He followed the runaway Into the water without a moment's hesitation. and swimming vigorously after him. Anally caught up with the man about 200 yards from the Praya...

Struggle In Water

these oilfields accounted for about three-quarters of Poland's pencetime oil production of half a million tons per annum.

Decreased Output

4

It points out, however, that largely as the result of inadequate drilling from these operations, the output fields has fallen during the Inst 15 years to 370,000 tons, and the dimeult geological conditions are likely now to hamper any rapid incrense in pre- duction. The oil horizons lie at great depth, the wells averaging from three to four thousand feet, and the number of wells drilled during 1038 were insuficient to maintain produc- tion at the previous level,

Tian Iminediately set off in pursuit that he had known the Kowloon Subsequently, he (Mr. Hugh-Jones)

A struggle casued between the two He followed the runaway into the water without a moment's hesitation Dairy since 1920 and had found it on went on short leave. He returned

exceptionally well-run

form. on May 20 and as a result of what men and continued until the run- and, swimming vigorously after bim, finally caught up with the man about Whenever he visited the place, the he found he gave notice forminating away, half-drowned, was dragged

condition of cleanliness was good. the agreement on behalf of plaintiff, ashore by Din. A

So severe was the ght in the A struggle ensued between the two Urban Council inspectors also visited Mr. D'Almada: The substance of men, and continued until the run the farm periodically and he had the position so far as the Banic was, water, that the Reservist had to be.

no complaints

it concerned was this: the plaintiff not admitted to hospital for treatment un-received away, half-drowned,

having registered his agreement, any for minor injuries. He was later conscious.

debentures which might then be issu- discharged. The Indian then brought his man

the Central This morning at Common In Hongkong ed might possibly be bad-It would

be bad against a liquidated company. Magistracy, Li Ying, the 18-year-old So severe wRS the Aght in tho Questioned by Mr. D'Almada,

There was no question of the Bank runaway was charged before Mr. water, that the Reservist had to be Major Mackenzie sald osteo-malacia refusing to allow defendants issuing Sheldon with the theft of a handbag admitted to hospital for treatment was quite common in Hongkong the debentures, because there was and with escaping from custody. for minor fifürles, lo WAS later The disease was most cliMeult 10 nothing to stop them from doing so? The Police stated that Liescaped diagnose and it was always unwisee Bank did refuse, and If this after he had struggled from the grasp for one, other than a veterinary sur Company Issund the debentures they of a constable on the way. from the ALLEGED ARMED geon, to treat it, even though he had would put it into liquidation. That dock of the police station to the cells.

vast experience in dairy farming.

Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, Solicitor was the threat! - sold in evidence that he-had-looked

to the praya.

discharged.

ROBBERS

"

:

the

Greater Income

and

Mr. Sheldon ordered Li to be ex- pelled froin Hongkong us a destitute.

Scotland Shivers

Shortage Of Equipment

Any increase in production; "there- fore, would be dependent on large- scale drilling, but since the Germans are known to have donsiderably in- creased drilling operations in Wes- tern Galicia, It is doubtful whether the necessary equipment and skilled personnel will be available after Reich and Austria covering the needs of all for the In any case a year; or two must elapse before even intensive drilling could produce any appreciable in- crease. Quite apart from transport oll are relatively negligible in pro- problems, the quantitics of Galician portion to the total German con- sumption, once mafor military opera- tions begin,

BIG OPIUM SEIZURE Shanghai Raid On Norwegian Ship

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out a joint raid yesterday on the sit kunnen mezun peite ank kenar Norwegian steamer Sandviken.

Following a scorch of the ship,

discovered, opium valued at 2,000,000 yuan was

This constitutes: the biggest nar cotic haul in Shanghai for years.

No suspects have been arrested. The oplum was found secreted in special containers hidden under the cargo.

Minor Traffic Offences

-More-Intelligible Notices Wanted

for

Minor trame cases. were heard by Mr. Sheldon at the Central Magis- tracy to-day.

cautioned E. W. Fielding was driving his car into Duddell Street; a road closed to motorcers, without permission. Fielding said it would

Fifty-Year Record be more inteligible if notices rend

Cold Spell

As a sequel to the armed robbery after the interests of plaintiff in Mr. Ahwee, who had given his at 75 Nam Chang Street on Satur-connection with the matter in ques-ovidence-in-chier at the previous day afternoon, four men and oftion. The agreement between the woman' were charged before Mr. parties, however, was not sigmedaring, was then cross-examined. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magis-with. his advice; in fact he had He said he was inxious to tell the tracy this morning with robbing Neindvised plaintiff not to alan income to be derived from the agree

farm for the simple reason that the On April 14, Mr. Dalziel, Secretaryent was about three or four times Chan-sang of $150, 07 tins of elgar- ettes and six packets of elgars. of defendant firm, Informed him what he got when he was on his own.

The accused were Cheung Fing, that the Company would not be able

The agreement involved the sale of 28, cake deliverer, Yip Ping, 30, un-to issue the debentures because, the employed. Pang Kwat, 28, unem- Hongkong Bank would not allow it the business as a going concern, the

of transfer

certain plant ployed. Pang Kau, 20, unemployed, Mr. Dalziel also produced a state machinery, the lease of the land, and

"No Motora without Permission," Yuen Kon, 20, a married woman. ment of accounts, showing that the

Instead of 'simply, "No Motors cars were to be seen on the road. At the request of Detective, Serassets of the Company amounted to his employment as farm manager by

Company

Sub-Inspector Clarke said the road geant Macpherson, defendants were $125,000. There were' u" number of Mr. D'Almada: In fact you regard-

LONDON, Jan. 29 (Reuter).was used by employees of public Temanded for 72 hours in police creditors, including plaintiff and the ed the business so much is theirs custody.

Ilongkong Bank, to whom the Com-that when it come to the question of The west of Scotland hastity companies. Traffic signs were

the Company being in negotiations experienced the most severe laid down by low. for the sale of the cattle to the weather for half a century.

not Beings Treated As Cattle Amalgamated Dairies, you did

raise any objection? I did not be To-day Glasgow had no south cause the cattle did not belong to me.ward connection with London.

But they were running the business Bitter Attack On Nazis

In the meantime, trains from the as theirs? Yes.

Against His Advice south have been temporarily Further questioned, Mr. Ahwee lost. about $18,000 on the property since

Human

By

French

agreed that the Company had spent Premier

of

Three which left England yester- the agreement, but pointed out this day were traced in the early hours of was done against his advice. Ho the morning. One of them, carrying PARIS, Jan. 29 (Reuter).-M. Edouard Daladier, further agreed he had treated his all Scotland's Sunday papers, was own cattle for osteo-maldeia with stranded between Carlisle and Beat- fairly

considerable

buttock.... success, the French Premier, in a broadcast to the nation to-day, denied that whilst he was in the One train, which left Glasgow declared that Nazi domination was different from any-

Larm yesterday at 10 am, is still at Beat- the Company as employ

tock, and the railway made arrange- thing history had

Speaking to those at homo, M. manager ever

there were 20 such cases. known,

Daladier sald that when France's sons

It is hoped to rescue them some form if such a slate as to give It was pursuing the systems-change in their existence. Those at rise to complaints by the authorities time to-day

leit for the front they accepted a fotal the was also not true that ho kept ments to feed the passengers,

Many sailors and soldiers en leave tic destruction of the van-home must, without delay, accept a Dr. Jones visited the farm quile quished.

similar total change. They must de- frequently, but he never made any were stranded in Glasgow when "Hitler does not treat with vote their whole energies to work complaint about the alata of the south-bound trains were suspended. nations which have submitted and renouace certain comforta.

Fe mut

realiso

The case is proceeding. an equality of to him, he destroys "them," said sacrifice and an equality of efforf M. Daladier.

at lieme The position of those "To him, human beings, are only must be fully justified. Those who cattle. Te order's their massacre or arc, abusing their position have in- SWISS migration. He imposes no war tri-ready been brought before milltary butos, but takes away all their riches. tribunals, To check, in advance, revolt, he det elmates their elite.

Thousands of, towns and villages. and tons of human beings in Europe know of miseries we should not have attempted to imagine only a few months ago.

Slaves Of Nazis

!Blitzkrieg'... Warning

A warning that the Nazis would,

sheds.

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----Parson Cautioned

The Rev. T. J. Malone was cau tioned for driving in Wyndham Street, another closed road, without permission. | 3: R. Trance was fined $5 for parking his cur in Chater Road near the Alexander Building, from 12.10. p.m. to 1:00 pm. on December 25.

A parking summons against A.ʼM. D: Lampen was withdrawn, as it was said that Lampen, had returned to England,

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For over an hour they discusa-

WESTERN FRONT

ROME, Jan. 29 (Reuter) ——Signor Mussolini to-day received General Soddu, the Under- Secretary for War, and NEW YORK, JUD. 20 (Reuter) other generals. That there could be no neutrality of the European war is concerned" was fed the defensive precautions - pro ty, someone contro mind in the United States as fartes the theme of a broadcast by taken, and to be taken, Skating. On Serpenting

Paderewski to America yesterday. One of the reports from the **LONDON, Jan. 20 (Reuter)All The war, he said, was one between

generals concerned the development British newspapers published pictures entirely different world-those of taken during the cold spell of a fort-arbarism and liberty and love of of the defences, which are carried out aight ago, the details of which were heʻlaw. “Who could doubt, he added along Italy's land frontidrs.? releused for publication abroad yes that the result

Among other things the picture: tight Justico, ba a victory of Another of the reports canned! PARIS, Jari, 20 · (Router)-A

terday by the censor..

PLANE OVER REICH

show, skating on the Serpentine, les-Wa Poles have taken a solemn BERLIN, Jan. 20, (Reuter)-Swiss Boes in Morecambe Bay and tuga Oath before God that we will never

he concluded, all ar violation of the German frontier is breaking up the Ice in the River abandon our struggle, for freedom alleged in a commentary, Issued by

Thames..

in all probability, launch totallari an warfare before tong, and that the civilan population should pre- the German, news agenciennes crab falle

It states that on January 20 an bare self for the worst and should

Iva like soldiers," was given by neroplane, definitely recognised as

ML Daladier during his broadcast Swina: flow over the German sorontier Chinese Return From

Scuttled Ship

"The workers and peasants of The Premierald he had us be to the west of Llenheim, about seven Germany are the alaves of their Nasi frank and van brutal When Hitler miles from Walleshul, and returned of Walle mentors. The workers and peasants unleashed histone would have to st. Recolingen south-cost of

shut into Swiss

TOKYO, Jan. 20 (UF) -Twen of Boliemia and Poland are the slaves elvittergodation of the slaves.

bear the brunt of it, and they must military communique issued at three Chinese members of the "But the great fear which sweeps not be deluded into a sense of false Berne states that a Swiss military of the scuttled Geun-liner Coll Europe stops before the barbed wire jesinity, and grow careless, plano fandverichtly crossed the fron- bus have brilyed by) the Ameri and casement whare French youth fermany was one of the most flex into Germany last Friday being uner President Cleveland, are fighting18165 that the terminable powers to work to: bad weather. The pilot dew, gyere They were testsferred in

two minutes add an Empress liner, aboard which they hoan't started yes is because diir and would be unwise, brenthe frontier soldiers have formed a steady: wall criminal, to minimise her serial then returned immediately to Swiss Bre travelling to their homes

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territory

Shanghai and Hongkong

Finnish Refugees

Relief For 250,000

RAIN CHURNS

UP THE MUD

anti-aircraft defence based drizzle is falling on the western Il Duce gave instructions that all front, roducing visibility to a precautions should be increased and

be strengthened by the recall of hetivity surgeons, prom certain specialist officers and other Rodds are being churned into mud. front itself, ranks for period-of-instruction Patrol activity on the that the fored how under arms should minimum and stopping all

To Increase

Un continuing however Contain Activity Defences

PARIS, Jan (Router), To

AMETV WiDomel)?ronów, night. French - communique states.

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ing conference with Army leaders, that aviation and arillory have shown CKHOLM: Jan. 60 (Reuters understbed StoryMusollal has a certain amount of salivity on the

per "Aftenbladet" reports decided to increase the Italian de Western Front wig Size Telling and medicine for fenes forces on the borders with m

nnish refugees, mostly France Germany and Yuge-Slavic measured by 1 Bijnor, valssolini in being purchased by the Signor Mussolini received his High view 08+ that reportedly increasing Committee for Fin Aruly leaders at the Ventzia: Paleo 1onalon: In the Balkans: The men- and hold an important military,canz Buras are: apparently calculated to Port says that, the Committee forence, deff 230le party, si fill, Heathen precautions?)gainst@dem Balkanacuride the dy, purchased, £24,000 WORL Informed quarters / attach,4much; velopments, in the thes in Stockholm...

significance to the surprise milligry) Near East.

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